tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post3775250044271475496..comments2024-03-29T06:35:02.489-08:00Comments on Richard's Page: Messenger FeastRichardMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-548549569063432672011-02-20T04:54:07.148-09:002011-02-20T04:54:07.148-09:00Whoa, really enjoyed this entry. And Charlie6 has ...Whoa, really enjoyed this entry. And Charlie6 has it totally right when speaking of the native cultures and the young. What a fantastic experience you were able to accidentally bump into! It's the unexpected things in life that give us so much pleasure...and this post was a welcome, yet unexpected pleasure. <br />Thanks.Chessie (Chesshirecat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16483022434950803097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-77934944656043593102011-02-15T17:33:40.228-09:002011-02-15T17:33:40.228-09:00Jack:
The blade is made from whale baleen which is...<b>Jack:</b><br />The blade is made from whale baleen which is the filter material in their mouths. It kind of looks and feels like carbon fibre. The blade is not sharp but it is pretty rigid. The knife is purely decorative.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-30766113969624677412011-02-15T11:39:03.940-09:002011-02-15T11:39:03.940-09:00Dear Richard M:
If you find yourself in the vicin...Dear Richard M:<br /><br />If you find yourself in the vicinity of a native people's festival like this next year, please let me know. I collect hats and a sealshin one would be really cool. I have a fox hat, made from the entire fox pelt, with the hind legs making a kind of hood, that I just love.<br /><br />The knife looks like the very thing no fashionable innuit would be without. What is the blade made of, and is it sharp?<br /><br />My significant other got me a skinning knife made in Alaska and it is sharp enough to shave steel. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack • reep • Toad<br />Twisted RoadsJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-2645345719934489122011-02-13T21:58:17.655-09:002011-02-13T21:58:17.655-09:00Awesome heritage, and wonderful to see the younger...Awesome heritage, and wonderful to see the younger generation carrying on the traditions. <br /><br />My parents shot some video of Eskimo dancing back when they visited Alaska. Looks similar to your photos, but I'm sure they weren't visiting in January, so must have been some other event.<br /><br />The knife is beautiful. Yeah, probably better not pack that one on a trip! :)Bluekathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485258388887249275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-10642506218018124852011-02-12T21:52:35.767-09:002011-02-12T21:52:35.767-09:00Dom:
Excellent point. Most of the performers were ...<b>Dom:</b><br />Excellent point. Most of the performers were young people and not just girls. The drummers were mostly young men and several of them participated in the dancing as well. Very animated. I wish I had taken some video. <br /><br /><b>Mike Simmons:</b><br />Yes, the handmade crafts are usually pretty expensive but I think a lot of that is markup at the tourist gift shops. Especially ones catering to cruise ship passengers. <br /><br />Thank you both for stopping by and commenting.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-8657822373750063082011-02-12T19:49:39.834-09:002011-02-12T19:49:39.834-09:00Kiviq looks like an interesting event. That knife ...Kiviq looks like an interesting event. That knife looks very cool. That's neat that it has ivory and polar bear fur. <br /><br />A friend of mine and his wife went to Alaska last summer on a cruise. He said the handmade gifts there are really nice but also can be expensive. Maybe that's true only in the tourist areas.Mike Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167963162800194532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-36357647658799683022011-02-12T15:59:05.379-09:002011-02-12T15:59:05.379-09:00A people that celebrates their culture and traditi...A people that celebrates their culture and traditions and teaches such to their young, is a people that will endure.<br /><br />dom<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-14097-Colorado-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner" rel="nofollow">Colorado Motorcycle Travel Examiner</a><br /><br /><a href="http://redlegsrides.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Redleg's Rides</a>redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.com